58.3% Of Adults Living With HIV Know Their Status—HIV Survey Shows

Only 58.3 per cent of adults living with HIV in Lagos know their status, the Lagos State 2025–2026 Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey has shown.
The survey also found HIV prevalence among adults aged 15 to 64 at 1.6 per cent among women and 0.8 per cent among men, indicating women are twice as likely to be living with HIV.
The findings were presented on Wednesday at the dissemination of the Lagos State Summary Sheet of the ART Impact Survey held at Ikeja, Lagos.
The survey which was conducted between November 2025 and February 2026, covered 205 enumeration areas and 6,450 households, with eligible individuals aged 15 to 64. Of 6,748 eligible households, 93.5 per cent complet...